Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 13 AIL 1220 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"The Curse I Laid on Others Fall on Me"
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The idea
He adds that if the murderer should gain admittance to his own hearth with his knowledge, he prays the curse he laid on others fall on him. The condition is stated as impossible and the audience knows it is already met. The play cannot be more explicit.
In practice
A condition already satisfied.
Where people slip
He offers it as unthinkable.
Your place on the trail
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